Section 134.14 — Title To Property; Free Use.
134.14 TITLE TO PROPERTY; FREE USE. All property given, granted, conveyed, donated, devised, or bequeathed to, or otherwise acquired by, any city or county for a public library shall vest in, and be held in the name of, the city or county and any conveyance, grant, donation, devise, bequest, or gift made to, or in […]
Section 134.15 — Gifts.
134.15 GIFTS. With the consent of the governing body of any city or county, expressed by ordinance or resolution, the library board may accept any gift, grant, devise, or bequest made or offered by any person for public library purposes, or for the establishment, enlargement, or maintenance of an art gallery or museum in connection […]
Section 134.18 — Privileges Extended To Counties And Statutory Cities.
134.18 PRIVILEGES EXTENDED TO COUNTIES AND STATUTORY CITIES. Any public library board in any city of the first class in this state, whether such board was created by and under the general laws or by special act of the legislature, may enter into arrangement with the authorities of the county within which it is located, […]
Section 134.195 — Library Operated By City And School District.
134.195 LIBRARY OPERATED BY CITY AND SCHOOL DISTRICT. Subdivision 1. Establishment. A school district and a city that has established a public library under sections 134.07 and 134.08, by ordinance or resolution, may jointly finance and operate a public library for use by school students and the public. If the city is already taxed for […]
Section 134.20 — Regional Public Library Systems.
134.20 REGIONAL PUBLIC LIBRARY SYSTEMS. Subdivision 1. Establishment. Two or more counties or two or more cities located in two or more counties may, through action by their governing bodies under section 471.59, establish and maintain a regional public library system, even though one or more of the counties or cities may already have a […]
Section 134.09 — Library Boards.
134.09 LIBRARY BOARDS. Subdivision 1. Appointment. When public library service is established, except in any city of the first class operating under a home rule charter, the mayor of the city with the approval of the council for a city library or the board of commissioners for a county library, shall appoint a board of […]
Section 134.001 — Definitions.
134.001 DEFINITIONS. Subdivision 1. Scope. The terms used in this chapter have the meanings given them in this section. Subd. 2. Public library. “Public library” means any library that provides free access to all residents of a city or county without discrimination, receives at least half of its financial support from public funds and is […]
Section 134.07 — Public Library Service.
134.07 PUBLIC LIBRARY SERVICE. The governing body of any city or county may establish and maintain public library service for the use of its inhabitants. By ordinance or resolution it may set apart for the benefit thereof any public property of the city or county. In any statutory city and in any city of the […]
Section 134.08 — Establishing And Discontinuing Library Service; Applicability Of Law.
134.08 ESTABLISHING AND DISCONTINUING LIBRARY SERVICE; APPLICABILITY OF LAW. Subdivision 1. Establishment. If public library service is not established under section 134.07, the governing body of the city or county, upon the petition of eligible voters, as defined in section 201.014, subdivision 1, of the city or county, in a number not less than five […]